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Bill: Open Borders and International Co-operation
Details
Submitted by[?]: Green Socialist Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: July 2430
Description[?]:
| To bolster international co-operation we are proposing greater co-operation in an interconnected world. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign embassies.
Old value:: Foreign countries may establish an embassy after obtaining approval from the Foreign Office.
Current: Foreign countries may establish an embassy after obtaining approval from the Foreign Office.
Proposed: Any other country may establish an embassy on national soil.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting nationality (national of this state without implication of having citizenship rights).
Old value:: Anyone receives nationality but immigrants must pass a test to gain nationality.
Current: Anyone receives nationality but immigrants must pass a test to gain nationality.
Proposed: Anyone is able to claim nationality.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:44:58, July 17, 2007 CET | From | Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the Open Borders and International Co-operation |
| Message | The Green Socialist Party has a vision for an open and inclusive country which can act as a beacon of hope for co-operation in the age of globalization. This bill underlines the strength of that vision. |
| Date | 06:31:03, July 17, 2007 CET | From | Militaristic Party | To | Debating the Open Borders and International Co-operation |
| Message | Globalization will only hamper the nation as money is wasted in every direction. |
| Date | 18:49:36, July 17, 2007 CET | From | Neo-Whig Party | To | Debating the Open Borders and International Co-operation |
| Message | This proposal takes away our nation's standing in the world. It makes it incredibly easy for just anyone to build an embassy or become a national. The old laws made more sense; countries and people need some sort of approval from the government itself. We have no problems with reducing the limitations, but this goes too far. |
| Date | 20:35:35, July 17, 2007 CET | From | Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the Open Borders and International Co-operation |
| Message | (1) The Capitalist Workers' Party is ADAMANTLY opposed to allowing foreign governments to establish embassies w/o our country's permission. Not only does this undermine our sovereignty as the Neo-Whig Party articulated, but it also endangers our NATIONAL SECURITY. I mean, what will happen if a State sponsor of TERRORISM or a Nuclear enemy established a public headquarters "all willy nilly," so to speak??? (2) As for the liberalization of the immigration policy, how does the Green Socialist Party DEFINE "test"? If you define test as "citizenship or American History," We support that. However, although our party is a VIGOROUS supporter of open borders and increased legal immigration, all immigrants MUST be required to learn the common language of the Commonwealth: that being "English." I am not advocating the far-right position that English be made the "Official Language" of the Commonwealth but if immigrants come into our nation w/o speaking the common language, then they cannot communicate and bargain effectively in our economy. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 400 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 86 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 264 |
| Random fact: Particracy does not allow role-play that seems to belong to the world of fantasy, science fiction and futuristic speculation. |
| Random quote: "The only thing that saves us from bureaucracy is its inefficiency." - Eugene McCarthy |